Kevin Gannon, a participant in the AHA’s Career Diversity Faculty Institute, describes the themes that emerged as faculty members from diverse institutions discussed concrete ways to combine “strategic preparation” for 21st-century careers with “the intensive intellectual commitment of PhD study.”

Leonard Cassuto, a participant in the AHA’s Career Diversity Faculty Institute profiles Kristina Markman, who was involved in the AHA’s Career Diversity pilot site program at the University of California, Los Angeles.

An interview with AHA executive director Jim Grossman about the evolution of the AHA’s Career Diversity for Historians initiative from its original focus on employment beyond the professoriate to exploring how preparation for a wide range of careers also trains graduate students for the changing landscape of higher education in the 21st century.

This article on the changes in graduate education features two of the AHA’s Career Diversity pilot sites, which are pioneering new practices that ready historians for roles outside academe, as well as equip them with the skills needed to succeed as professors.

An examination of the struggles scholars of color face in their careers includes discussion of a panel at the 2017 AHA annual meeting, “Position and Mission: Women of Color Historians' Career Considerations and Implications.”

Advocacy

Coverage of responses to the Trump Administration’s proposal to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities includes comments from executive director Jim Grossman about viewing these actions as “an attack upon global citizenship and national civic culture.”

Press Resources

The AHA is pleased to provide resources for journalists and media. If you are a member of the media and would like to submit a request for a referral or interview, please e-mail Dana Schaffer or call 202.544.2422, ext. 114.